The Plot Against America

Philip Roth · 2004 CE · Novel · Modern / American · Contemporary

In 1940 Charles Lindbergh defeats Roosevelt for the presidency, and the Roth family of Newark's Weequahic district, seen through the eyes of a young Philip, find their place in America slowly withdrawn. Alternate history that treats American antisemitism as a possibility already lodged in the country.

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